Debt advice levy funding

Advice UK

Advice in Accessible Settings Fund, distributing grants to members to provide money and debt advice in Scotland and Management Fee

903,300

Advice Direct Scotland 

Multichannel debt advice service, holistic advice, including support for increased capacity

700,000

Debt Advice Training

150,000

Citizens Advice Scotland  

Supporting the provision of debt advice across the Citizens Advice Bureaux network (as part of Money Talk Team project)

2,578,080

Money Advice Training Resources Information and Consultancy Services (MATRICS), co-delivered with Money Advice Scotland, to provide second tier support and training to debt advisers.  

618,100

Council Tax debt advice project

2,020,000

Improvement Service 

Data collection, analysis and publication of the Advice Insights Framework (formerly the Common Advice Performance Management Reporting Framework)

25,000

Money Advice Scotland 

Financial Capability, Policy and Comms and Adviser Wellbeing projects 

473,121

Money Advice Trust 

National Debtline, Business Debtline

508,414

StepChange 

Multichannel Debt Advice Project, Helpline support, Specialist and Vulnerable Debt Advice service, including homeowner support

1,349,001

Christians Against Poverty 

Community-based holistic debt advice services and support in Scotland, including increased debt centre support

295,287

One Parent Families Scotland

Support for debt advice and guidance

182,740

Welfare Advice Health Partnerships

To support the continuation of money advice services, including debt advice in GP surgeries

130,550

GEMAP

To support the development of a new Scottish helpline for economic abuse, increase provision of specialist advice and support for those experiencing economic abuse and raise awareness amongst frontline workers

171,656

Scottish Women’s Aid

To provide debt advice to women experiencing domestic abuse who are currently receiving support from local Women’s Aid groups.

98,157

Total allocated  

£10,203,406